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Household of Richard Shepherd (born 1841, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Richard Shepherd and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Shepherd, born in 1841 in Dawley, Shropshire, consisted of 10 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Ann Shepherd, born in 1845 in Dawley, Shropshire, England. They had 6 children; William H (born 1865 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), James (born 1866 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Edward (born 1867 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Dawley, Shropshire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Dawley, Shropshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Rushall, Shropshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Mother In Law, Joice (born 1811 in Sedgley, Shropshire, England) and Richard's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Dawley, Shropshire, England).


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Richard Shepherd's household

Male

Richard

Shepherd

Head
Female

Ann

Shepherd

Wife
Male

William H

Shepherd

Son
Male

James

Shepherd

Son
Male

Edward

Shepherd

Son
Female

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Joice

Barton

Mother In Law
Male

William

Baugh

Boarder
First name(s) Richard
Last name Shepherd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dawley, Shropshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Shepherd

Head

Married

40

1841

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Ann

Shepherd

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dawley, Shropshire, England

William H

Shepherd

Son

Single

16

1865

Dawley, Shropshire, England

James

Shepherd

Son

Single

15

1866

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Edward

Shepherd

Son

Single

14

1867

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Sarah

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Ellen

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dawley, Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Shepherd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Rushall, Shropshire, England

Joice

Barton

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Sedgley, Shropshire, England

William

Baugh

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Dawley, Shropshire, England

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